Support 2: Practice makes perfect! [Action] (Backdated to the 24th)

[kugimin]

[So Madoka thinks she's got the gist of this 'Dark Hour' thing, and with others already ahead of her in the leveling game, she needs to start catching up or else they'll always be helping her when she wants to help them.

Which is why you'll probably see her going after small shadows during the Dark Hour tonight. She's being really careful to avoid groups or ones that might run off to stronger shadows, but that means she's spending a lot of energy to pick and choose her targets as she moves through the streets.

After taking out another shadow with what appears to be a curtain rod (it was the first sturdy object she could find and she figured she could use it like a spear), she wipes the sweat from her brow and lets out a sigh...]

Maybe I should have asked someone to power level me, instead... Still, no way I'm going to stay as the weakest of my family around here!

[She emphasizes this point with a clenched fist of determination and looks around for her next target.]

Comments

[lunch_ticket_millionaire]

Uh... I guess I can try.

[She pulls out her lacrosse stick, starting to lob bocce balls in the Shadow's general direction.]

[kugimin]

[That seems to do some damage, but not enough, and now it looks mad!]

Um, do spells have better accuracy? Maybe another spell will take it out?

[lunch_ticket_millionaire]

I only really have the one, though, and it didn't do much the last time.

[kugimin]

Wait, what? That last one was an attack spell? But if we can't hit it hard enough and spells don't work, what are we going to do?!

[lunch_ticket_millionaire]

Usually this is where your Persona comes out and helps. Maybe yours is a heavy sleeper.

[kugimin]

[Madoka is starting to feel a little panicked, and the Change Relic is seeming to get ready for an attack...]

I don't know! I'm not sure how to wake it up! Do I say a chant? Make a gesture? Pray?! Ask real nicely?!

[lunch_ticket_millionaire]

Try yelling out 'PERSONA!' That's how it happened for me.

[kugimin]

Okay!

Persona!

[Nope, nothing.]

PERSONA!

[Some wind blowing still says nothing is happening.]

Come on, PERSONA!!

Why isn't this working?!

[The panicking might not be helping, but that's kinda hard to realize when you're, you know, panicking.]

[lunch_ticket_millionaire]

Ummm, ummm... try concentrating, you know, like a wizard or something! Close your eyes and hold out your hand and act all dramatic about it!

[kugimin]

But that thing is attacking us! How am I suppose to concentrate when I'm worried I'm going to get hit!

Okay, okay, I'll try! But if I get hurt, you better be ready to drag me out of here!

[Madoka stands still and tries to concentrate, focusing on just the idea of "persona" in the hopes that this will work...

Of course, the Shadow isn't really going to wait for her to do this and is about to hit her when his eyes snap open.]

PERSONA!

[And just like that, the Shadow is ARROW'D thanks to Amazon!]

[lunch_ticket_millionaire]

Whooooooooaaaaaaa! Kugimi, that was awesome!

[Sakurako jumps up and down, clapping and waving her arms excitedly.]

Look at your Persona! Look how cool it is!

[kugimin]

AWESOME! So what kind of cool archer of a creature did I get!

[Madoka turns to look at her persona.]

Oh hey, it's a person! I thought it'd be an animal like your cat.

Still, she looks pretty awesome! And strong too!

[lunch_ticket_millionaire]

Yeah! You should try her out some more!

[kugimin]

Yeah, that's how I get better right? Like leveling up and all?

...So how do I know what she can do? Just concentrate and it'll come to me, or you think she'll tell me?

[lunch_ticket_millionaire]

It just kinda came natural for me.

[kugimin]

Oh really? Well, I guess I'll figure it out as we go, or I could look it up somewhere later, huh?

In the meantime, let's go and level her up!

[lunch_ticket_millionaire]

Yeah, let's do it!

[and they did. THREAD OVER]